"Do you think I'm kidding?" Deng Wenjia smiled and looked at Xu Cang. "Chief Engineer Di is here, Blue Sky Airlines can't hold up your work file. As for the lawsuit and the compensation during the suspension period, we at Shandong Airlines can cover it all. At the same time, how about a one million resettlement fee and a house in Longcheng Community in the city?"
The co-pilot sitting in the back was filled with emotion when he heard what Deng Wenjia said. When Deng Wenjia said that Xu Cang should come to Shanhang, he instinctively thought that Deng Wenjia was just joking. After all, although Deng Wenjia was a delegate, he was cheerful and could talk and laugh with the co-pilot, and he never put on airs.
However, the co-pilot would not think that Deng Wenjia was joking now, because the conditions Deng Wenjia mentioned just now were exactly the same as the general standards used by Shandong Airlines to recruit captains from other companies.
Except for the work relationship, Shanhai Airlines was unable to do so. The rest, including the lawsuit and the lawyers, the lawsuit and the compensation for the suspension of flying during the period of waiting for the work relationship to be transferred, as well as the resettlement fee and housing standards were exactly the same as those of the captain.
The Longcheng community that Deng Wenjia mentioned is where Shandong Airlines places its crew. Nearly 80% of the houses in the community are owned by Shandong Airlines. When a pilot of the captain or above level comes to Shandong Airlines, Shandong Airlines will transfer a house to the pilot who has switched jobs. Of course, if Shandong Airlines' own co-pilot is promoted to captain, he can also get a house.
But he thought Xu Cang was still very young. If he was a captain, his promotion would be too fast. Moreover, from his feeling, Xu Cang's behavior was also very different from that of a captain.
People in the circle can basically tell at a glance whether a pilot is a co-pilot or a captain, because in this circle, being promoted to captain means you have entered the inner circle, and you will have some confidence when facing most of your colleagues, so you will be more confident in dealing with people.
The co-pilot, especially the one in the lower seat, is still at the bottom of the food chain and is still in the stage of building confidence, so he often behaves rather restrained.
The growth trajectories of pilots are the same, but the speed is different. Everyone has been there, so they can understand the mentality at that time. The co-pilot could see that Xu Cang still maintained obvious respect when facing Deng Wenjia, so the probability that Xu Cang was not the captain was still very high.
However, why did Deng Wenjia use the same standard to recruit a captain to win over a co-pilot?
Xu Cang scratched his head in embarrassment: "Teacher, your offer is very tempting. Why do I feel that it is higher than the salary for a co-pilot in the market?"
Deng Wenjia shook his head. "I never look at a person's technical level. That is only of certain reference value. I have seen captains who relied on connections to get promoted, and I also know co-pilots who turned the tide at a critical moment..."
When he said the second half of the sentence, Deng Wenjia's eyes changed significantly when he looked at Xu Cang, and became extremely urgent: "Xu Cang, you can ask Chief Engineer Di, my words still have some effect on Shanhang."
Di Qingquan looked a little embarrassed. He patted Deng Wenjia on the shoulder and said, "Okay, okay, let's talk about it at the party tonight. There's no point in discussing things in this kind of setting."
Deng Wenjia calmed down a little, hummed, turned around and said to his co-pilot: "You can take care of dinner by yourself. I want to have a good chat with Chief Engineer Di tonight."
Generally speaking, when the crew stays overnight, the pilots eat with the pilots, and the cabin crew eat with the cabin crew. The two sides usually do not get together unless the captain specifically states otherwise.
If Deng Wenjia had not met Di Qingquan, she would have had to eat with the co-pilot. This was the default rule. Therefore, if Deng Wenjia wanted to leave the co-pilot behind and go out to eat with Di Qingquan alone, she had to tell the co-pilot.
In fact, if Xu Cang wasn't there, Deng Wenjia would probably bring the co-pilot. However, he might say something tonight that he didn't want the co-pilot to hear, so it would be better for the co-pilot to avoid suspicion.
"Got it, Mr. Deng!" The co-pilot nodded obediently: "What about lunch tomorrow?"
"Let's eat at the hotel!" Deng Wenjia said casually, "Get the meal ticket for me. You can order the dishes yourself, just don't make them too sweet. Come down to the restaurant to eat at noon!"
The co-pilot was quite satisfied with this arrangement, which meant that he would have free time tonight, and he immediately replied, "Okay!"
After explaining everything, Deng Wenjia stopped talking and leaned back quietly in his seat, not knowing what he was thinking. Di Qingquan saw that Deng Wenjia did not try to win over Xu Cang, so he smiled helplessly at Xu Cang. Xu Cang did not care much about it, but was just wondering in his heart, is Shanhang developing so well now, why is it so proactive in recruiting people, and just poaching people as soon as they are caught?
After that, there was no conversation along the way. About half an hour later, the car arrived at the gate of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Xu Cang and Di Qingquan got off first. Deng Wenjia also asked Di Qingquan to keep in touch and call him when he found a place.
After the appointment, Xu Cang and Di Qingquan went to the General Administration Building. In fact, this visit to the General Administration had nothing to do with Xu Cang. It was mainly for Di Qingquan to give a brief report on the Yulong transportation mission. Later, Di Qingquan would have to make an appointment at the Aviation Medical Personnel Identification Room, because Xu Cang was not a routine checkup, but a special special checkup.
The full name of the Civil Aviation General Hospital is the Civil Aviation Administration Aviation Medical Center, but it is not such a professional institution at this time. This integrated institution will not appear until five years later. It is still a joint operation of the Civil Aviation Medical Research Office and the Civil Aviation Administration Flight Crew Physical Examination and Identification Office, which has five department-level institutions under its jurisdiction: the Office, the Aviation Medical Personnel Identification Office, the Aviation Medical Research Office, the Aviation Health Office and the Training Department.
The one directly related to Xu Cang this time is the Civil Aviation Administration of China's Flight Crew Physical Examination and Identification Room, which is specifically responsible for judging the physical airworthiness of flight crew members.
Ever since Xu Cang entered the General Administration, he had felt a sense of familiarity. This place had not changed much until he became the chief engineer of the General Administration more than a decade later.
However, this institution, which was born out of the Civil Aviation Administration, was renamed the Civil Aviation Administration within seven years, and its administrative level was raised to one level. But eight years later, it was downgraded from the Civil Aviation Administration to the Civil Aviation Administration, becoming a ministerial-level institution, and returned to its previous position, which is also a pity.
After waiting in the reception room for a long time, Xu Cang felt a little bored, so he thought about going out for some fresh air. However, as soon as he came out, he saw all kinds of broken phoenix tree petals, and his nose was filled with the elegant fragrance of phoenix tree flowers. When he saw it, he saw a towering phoenix tree standing in the middle of the bureau's courtyard.
"It really hasn't changed at all!"
Xu Cang remembered that when he came here, the sycamore tree was there, and it seemed to be no different from now. Perhaps for this sycamore tree, more than ten years was just a blink of an eye!
Such a strong fragrance of the sycamore flowers made Xu Cang feel a little uncomfortable, because when Xu Cang was studying in Tianning City, the roads there were lined with sycamore trees, and the smell was extremely strong, which made Xu Cang more and more annoyed.
However, strictly speaking, the French plane tree is not a plane tree, but a sycamore. However, I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but after graduation, when Xu Cang saw the real domestic plane tree varieties, he couldn’t help but think of the pungent smell of the French plane tree.
Of course, the tree in the General Administration is not a French plane tree, but a genuine Chinese paulownia. In China, paulownia trees are not often used as ornamental trees in courtyards because they are too tall, with some trees growing to 20 to 30 meters. Paulownia trees, which are shorter but have more luxuriant branches and leaves, are the mainstream.
However, the towering paulownia tree represents the image of civil aviation soaring into the sky, which is quite suitable. In addition, the compound of the General Administration is extremely spacious, so the two complement each other.
Returning to the reception room, Xu Cang was thinking about whether to lie down on the bench for a while. From childhood to adulthood, Xu Cang has never been a diligent person. If he becomes diligent one day, it will not be out of his own will, but only because of some reasons.
As a result, out of boredom, Xu Cang's lazy gene started to act up again.
However, just as he was about to lie down, a man ran in from the reception room at the back. It was Xu Cang's master Chen Xiangdong.
Although the master was a family member, he still had to save face. So Xu Cang gave up the idea of ​​talking while lying down and had to sit up straight.
When Chen Xiangdong came in and saw Xu Cang, he looked him up and down for a moment and heaved a sigh of relief: "I heard from Di Qingquan that you were injured, but you look okay, you don't have any missing limbs."
Xu Cang was speechless. "I just got a little frostbitten, but it's not to the point of amputation. Master, is the General Administration very quiet? Do you still have time to sneak out?"
"Aren't deputy positions all sinecures?" Chen Xiangdong sat down next to Xu Cang and looked at him carefully again. After confirming that he had no obvious external injuries and was in good spirits, he was truly relieved: "Xu Cang, I heard about your work at Yulong. I still have to praise you. However, there are some things I need to make clear to you. Di Qingquan has some patriotism, which is of course not a bad thing, but you don't even need to ask to know that guy must have engaged in moral kidnapping to some extent! Maybe he didn't mean it that way, but the actual effect is moral kidnapping."
Xu Cang was speechless for a moment. It seemed that his master had really seen through Di Qingquan. Xu Cang had not been with Di Qingquan for long, but he was basically sure that this man was almost beyond vulgarity and his ideological awareness was a little too high. When Xu Cang was with him, especially when it came to the topic of selfless dedication, he felt how selfish he was from the bottom of his heart, and was extremely ashamed.
Just as Chen Xiangdong said, when Di Qingquan asked Xu Cang to take over the Yulong transportation mission, he mentioned more than once that Xu Cang should not obey his will. But there was indeed a sense of moral kidnapping in his words, especially when he mentioned the matter of millions of Yulong people, Xu Cang really had no way out.
Of course, this is also based on the premise that Xu Cang himself has a certain sense of social responsibility, otherwise all moral kidnapping will be invalid.
As the saying goes, as long as I have no morals, no morality can restrain me!
Chen Xiangdong continued earnestly, "Yulong, this time it's over, but next time you encounter something like this, you have to think it through. If you can't let go of your pride, call me and I'll be the bad guy . Xu Cang, you have great skills, but flying is not entirely controlled by human power. We are all pilots and we know that in some cases it is beyond the limit of human intervention. We only have one life. Yulong, this time is enough. My opinion is that it's best not to happen next time."
Xu Cang's heart warmed: "Master, I know! I told Chief Master Di before the Yulong mission. This is the only time. There will be no more. Besides, your apprentice's skills are obvious to all. Didn't the Yulong mission go smoothly this time?"
"Very smooth?" Chen Xiangdong's face turned cold: "I heard that the second time you went to Yulong, you flew there alone. Do you think I don't know what this means?"
Xu Cang's eyelids jumped. At that time, he went there with the belief that if he failed, he would die. But now when he thinks back, he still feels that he really relied on his courage to hold on.
Xu Cang did not speak again. Seeing that his only disciple was silent, Chen Xiangdong sighed heavily: "You kid... However, Yulong finally brought you some gains this time. Just now, your company applied here for your title of meritorious pilot."
Upon hearing this, Xu Cang waved his hands and said, "Master, I cannot accept the title of meritorious pilot. If I accept it, it will break the rules."
"What rules will be broken?" Chen Xiangdong glared at Xu Cang fiercely: "I know what you are afraid of. You are afraid that those old guys will bear a grudge against you, right? When the Civil Aviation Administration was independent from the military aviation, I was one of the first batch of civil aviation pilots in China. In terms of seniority, those pilots in China are all my juniors. You are my apprentice, and they are taking advantage of their seniority. Just tell me, and I will tell them what seniority is!"
Xu Cang was sweating profusely. His master was really hot-tempered from the beginning to the end: "Master, you...you are just asking me to bully others by taking advantage of my power."
Indeed, in terms of seniority, there are few people in the current domestic civil aviation industry who can compare to Chen Xiangdong. For this reason, many people in the industry think that if Chen Xiangdong had not been too straightforward, he would have been the head of the Civil Aviation Administration instead of the deputy.
"If you don't take advantage of your power, you're nothing but a fool." Chen Xiangdong snorted. "Accepting the title of Meritorious Pilot will indeed bring you some troubles, but it will also bring you many benefits. Although I don't want to admit it, there are still many unspoken rules in the domestic civil aviation industry, many of which involve things other than personal skills. With the title of Meritorious Pilot, you can avoid a lot of unnecessary troubles in your future career."
Xu Cang quite agrees with this point. The pilot industry is no different from other professional environments, and is also full of human relationships and intrigues. If Xu Cang accepts the title of meritorious pilot, then at least many scoundrels will have to be cautious when playing dirty tricks in the future, which can save Xu Cang a lot of disgusting things.
However, Xu Cang was still reluctant to accept it. The main reason was that his flying method was too extreme. If he accepted it and the pilots behind him followed suit and something went wrong, he would be guilty.
"Are you afraid that you will become a bad example?" Chen Xiangdong seemed to see through Xu Cang's thoughts: "This is easy! Every time a meritorious pilot is awarded, it will be written about in great detail. If you have concerns in this regard, then I will say hello to the Propaganda and Education Center and ask them not to issue any propaganda documents about you, how about that?"
The Civil Aviation Publicity and Education Center, also known as the Civil Aviation Newspaper Publishing House, is specifically responsible for publishing civil aviation-related reading materials and content. At the same time, once there are any advanced deeds or figures in domestic civil aviation, the Publicity and Education Center will issue relevant publicity documents to each airline and require each airline to learn from them.
Once Xu Cang accepted the title of Meritorious Pilot, it would definitely be a highlight of the Propaganda and Education Center. Generally speaking, Meritorious Pilots are worthy of a promotional document, after all, it is an honor that has been honed for thirty years.
But Xu Cang was worried about this! In all the things he had done before, which one of them didn't result in the plane crashing and people dying if he wasn't careful? Although the results were all good, in Xu Cang's mind, these were not universal enough to be promoted. It was better for civil aviation to be safe and stable.
However, if my master can really talk to the Propaganda and Education Center and handle the matter of my accepting the Meritorious Pilot title in a low-key manner, then it seems that it is not impossible for me to accept the title.
Just as Xu Cang was hesitating, Chen Xiangdong made a prompt decision: "You are really... indecisive! I will make the decision for you. It's settled! Just wait to receive the medal!"
Each meritorious pilot has a unique medal. Even if the authority agrees to the airline's meritorious pilot application for the relevant personnel, it will take some time for the medal to be made.
Xu Cang was speechless, but did not raise any objections, which was considered as his tacit agreement.
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In a hotel room in Jianchuan City, Ye Xian, who learned that Li Rongcheng agreed to hire Xu Cang to participate in the 777 flight test in exchange for the 737NG drawings, had a big quarrel with Li Rongcheng.
"Li Rongcheng, do you know what the 737NG blueprints mean?" Ye Xian was extremely excited. "Is Xu Cang a god? He only needs to participate in one of the three flight tests and just be a backup member to get the 737NG blueprints?"
Theoretically, Xu Cang would only need to take a ride on the test plane once, and then he could get the 737NG blueprints that the whole world dreams of. Ye Xian couldn't accept this at all!
Li Rongcheng remained seated, his expression extremely calm. “This is what the headquarters meant. Of the three tests, the one at the high-altitude airport has the least chance of success. Both EASA and CAAC will have representatives to observe this test. This is the last chance for the 777, and we cannot afford any mistakes.”
"Then put everything on that Xu Cang. What right does he have? I can do the same things he did before!" Ye Xian shouted.
"Can you do it?" Li Rongcheng took out his cell phone, tapped on it for a while, and then threw it to Ye Xian: "Take a look! This is from Xu Cangfei a few days ago. Take a good look and see if you can do it."
Ye Xian took the phone and saw a video playing on it. He glanced at Li Rongcheng and then clicked on the video, which showed a 737 about to land, and from the perspective, it seemed to be shot from a high altitude.
If Chen Huaxin were here, he would definitely recognize this video, which was the scene of Xu Cang falling to the ground, which was taken by his airborne rescue recorder. Afterwards, he gave the video to Di Qingquan, but he didn't expect that Li Rongcheng could still get it.
While the video was playing, Li Rongcheng was still talking about all the information he knew: "I'll tell you something that you may not be able to see in the video. At this time, the No. 2 windshield of the plane had been broken, and the plane had just passed through a strong storm air mass. The plane's electronic system was severely damaged, both engines were surging, and the crew itself suffered frostbite..."
While Li Rongcheng was speaking, Ye Xian's breathing gradually slowed down, as if he was afraid that he would miss the details in the video by breathing too hard.
"This video starts with the plane going into a spiral. After one spiral, both engines shut down. After two and a half spirals, it landed directly. Finally, it touched down in a state close to a stall, and finally stopped on less than half the runway!" Li Rongcheng's eyes sparkled: "Mr. Ye, let me ask you again, do you still dare to say you can do it?"
As soon as this question was asked, Ye Xian could no longer control his breathing, and his chest rose and fell rapidly. At this moment, he felt that the phone in his hand weighed a thousand pounds, which was the weight of the top technology.
Ye Xian closed the video dejectedly , covering his forehead with one hand, as if he had not yet recovered from the shock. A semi-layman like Li Rongcheng actually couldn't understand this operation. The more skilled people were, the more they could appreciate the horror of this video. That was why Ye Xian felt more desperate.
This was no longer a realm that humans could reach, and he felt that he would never be able to touch it in his entire life. The suffocating feeling that almost drowned Ye Xian made him feel more depressed than ever before.
There was no way. Even for Xu Cang himself, this landing at Yulong Airport was the pinnacle of his life. It was normal for Ye Xian to have such a feeling.
"So, is this Xu Cangluo's?" Ye Xian's low voice rang out.
Li Rongcheng sneered: "Otherwise, do you think the headquarters will suddenly agree to use the 737NG drawings as a bargaining chip? The technical department has determined that Xu Cang can guarantee to handle all faults within the scope of human power from a technical point of view. Mr. Ye, there is not much opportunity and time left for 777. This is the price that must be paid. Moreover, as long as the 777 test is successfully completed, the headquarters has decided to absorb Xu Cang!"
Ye Xian suddenly raised his head: "Are you saying that the headquarters prefers Xu Cang to be the next chief technology officer?"
"That's not certain, but there is a possibility, and it's not small. Of course, the premise is that the 777 test can be successfully completed. If the test fails, then everything is over."
Ye Xian gradually clenched his fists: "It turns out that the blueprint of 737NG is a gift for the new chief technology officer!"
Li Rongcheng's brows gradually furrowed. "Mr. Ye, why do you insist on the blueprints of the 737NG? If there are blueprints, can it be built? The materials and processes cannot be mastered in a short time. Moreover, the agreement we made with Xu Cang is that there will be no commercial operation of imitation aircraft within eight years. What are you worried about?"
"What about eight years later?" Ye Xian asked anxiously.
Li Rongcheng really doesn't like Ye Xian's mentality of considering everything for Boeing. Although they both work for Boeing, they shouldn't be so devoted to it, right?
"Headquarters received news from GE that CFM has absorbed enough technology from GE90, GEnx and the existing CFM56 engines, and the latest LEAP-X engine can be developed in the foreseeable future. I heard that Airbus intends to use this engine for their new generation of narrow-body aircraft."
Ye Xian asked in confusion: "Why did I hear that the new generation of narrow-body aircraft will use Pratt & Whitney's PW1000G-JM engine?"
"That's just an early replacement." Li Rongcheng waved his hand. "The headquarters has already decided that the next generation 737 will be equipped with LEAP-X engines, and intends to use new winglets. According to the normal update cycle, the next generation 737 should be launched in eight to ten years. By then, the value of the 737NG will be greatly reduced. So, why are you in such a hurry?"
Recently, due to Airbus's relentless pursuit, Boeing has also accelerated the update and upgrade of its aircraft models. It took more than 20 years from the original 737 to the second-generation 737NG. Now, under the urgency of Airbus, the upgrade of the next-generation 737 will definitely not wait so long. The upgrade of 737NG has been completed for seven years, and it is normal and foreseeable to complete the upgrade of the third-generation 737 in another eight to ten years.
Once the third-generation 737 is launched on the market, the value of the 737NG aircraft will drop drastically, just like when the 737NG series was launched, the 737Original series aircraft became unpopular.
Therefore, in general, Boeing headquarters is willing to give out the blueprint of 737NG as a reward. It can only be said that capitalists are never generous. If you think he is generous, then you have to consider that his giving is not valuable at all.
"The third generation 737?" Ye Xian was a little suspicious: "Why didn't I hear any news at all?"
Li Rongcheng took a sip of tea and said, "You are basically active in the front-line positions, and you don't care much about the subsequent technical research and future development directions. It is normal that you don't know. Of course, the third-generation 737 is only limited to the concept now, because it also needs to consider the development progress of the LEAP engine, which is even more behind than the 7E7 project."
Ye Xian didn't quite understand what he heard. He really didn't care much about this kind of news. However, what Li Rongcheng said seemed to be true. If that was true, then the value of the 737NG was not as great as he imagined. Moreover, what Li Rongcheng said just now made sense. Even if there were drawings, the manufacturing process and materials were still big problems. If you only know how to make it, but don't have the manufacturing machines or the right materials, you're just helpless.
"Does this project have a name now?" Ye Xian suddenly asked.
Li Rongcheng's pupils shrank. "MAX efficiency! MAX reliability! MAX passenger appeal! Maximum efficiency! Maximum reliability and the best passenger experience! Therefore, the third-generation 737 will be the 737...MAX!"